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SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

Chinese translation: 严重急性呼吸道综合征

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12:55 Mar 26, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
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English term or phrase: SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
Definition from CNN:
SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is a type of coronavirus. The acronyms itself refers to the illnesses, while SARS-CoV refers specifically to the physical virus. SARS is often used to contextualize the current coronavirus outbreak through the SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003. That outbreak killed more than 770 people, with most of the deaths occurring in China and Hong Kong.

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  • First known person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the USA. Montreal Gazette
  • SARS showed how quickly infection can spread in a highly mobile and interconnected world. Mayo Clinic
  • SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. The illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
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Chinese translation:严重急性呼吸道综合征
Definition:
嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症（英語：Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome，缩写为SARS），是非典型肺炎的一种。2002年，该病在中华人民共和国广东顺德首发，并扩散至东南亚乃至全球，称为SARS事件。
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5 +2严重急性呼吸道综合征
Kiet Bach
5重症急性呼吸综合征
CHEN-Ling


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严重急性呼吸道综合征


Definition from WHO (World Health Organization:
嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症（英語：Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome，缩写为SARS），是非典型肺炎的一种。2002年，该病在中华人民共和国广东顺德首发，并扩散至东南亚乃至全球，称为SARS事件。

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  • 嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症（英語：Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome，缩写为SARS），是非典型肺炎的一种。2002年，该病在中华人民共和国广东顺德首发，并扩散至东南亚乃至全球，称为SARS事件。 - Wikipedia  

Explanation:
In Cantonese Chinese, people call it 沙士(SARS) colloquially.
Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 21:51
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PRO pts in category: 49

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Yes  Yucheng Luo
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Yes  Mina Chen: WHO也用这个。
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重症急性呼吸综合征


Definition from 百度百科:
2003年底SARS爆发以来，官方就将SARS的名称定义为“重症急性呼吸综合征”。如人民卫生出版社出版的《重症急性呼吸综合征(SARS)诊治》。

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Local time: 12:51
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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